Trump Claims Peace Talks to End the War in Gaza Are ‘In the Final Stages’: ‘First Real Chance for Peace in the Middle East’
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President Donald Trump said peace talks to end the war in Gaza are “at their final stages,” and could lead to a wider peace in the region — according to Barak Ravid with Axios, who interviewed the president exclusively.
“Everybody has come together to get a deal, but we still have to get it done,” Trump told Ravid, adding, “The Arab countries were fantastic to work with on this. Hamas is coming with them. They have great respect for the Arab world. The Arab world wants peace, Israel wants peace and Bibi wants peace.”
Trump told Ravid that the overarching goal is to push for peace throughout the Middle East.
“If we get this done, it will be a great day for Israel and for the Middle East. It will be the first chance for real peace in the Middle East. But we have to get it done first,” Trump said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was said to be meeting with White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in New York on Sunday to work out final details.
Ravid wrote, “The two main differences between the U.S. and Israel at the moment are over a clause on disarming Hamas, which Israel wants to be more firm and binding, and over the role of the Palestinian Authority.”
But Netanyahu has said he is diametrically opposed to any role for the Palestinian Authority in Gaza. In addition, Hamas said in a statement Sunday that it suspended negotiations after the failed assassination attempt on its leaders in Doha three weeks ago, the report said.
Over the past weeks, some 160 international states have recognized Palestinian autonomy — including France and the U.K. — which has rankled Israeli officials.
Trump is expected to meet with Netanyahu at the White House on Monday.
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